Bookkeeper&#39;s work-table



B. P. BEESON. BOOKKEEPER'S WORK TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9,19I9.

Patented Aug. 17 1920.

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I1 llllllll 'I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON PALMER BEESON, F SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO THOIASW. MACE, 0F SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA.

BOOKKEEPEB S WORK-TABLE.

specification of Letters Patent.

enem Aug. 17, 1920.

Application filed July a, W19. Eterial No. 309,581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON PALME BEE- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Sapulpa, in the county of Greek and State ofOklahoma, have invented cermeans whereby accountants and hookkeepers canhave their books venient reach without leaving Another object is toprovide a device wherein the various books can be kept con venient foruse, and iii-which the books can be stored and then transferred a safeor vault.

With these and, other objects in view, my invention consists in certainnovel features oi construction, arrangement and combination o-t' partsas will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of my inventionas in use,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

in carrying out the inventive idea involved, I provide a table, the top10 of which is made with a semi-circular outer edge 11, while the inneror working end of the table has straight end portions 12, and asemicircular central out out portion 13; thus the table top is asemi-annular blank. It is preferable to make the table which issemicircular in form, with a diameter of about six feet with thesemi-circular cut-out two feet in diameter, the rear edges of the tablecoinciding with the diameter of the circles on which the curved edgesare struck. The width of the tabletop is about two feet and the uppersurface has an incline from the outer edge to the cut out theinclination being radial from all points of the periphery.

The table top is suitably secured to the supporting frame, whichcomprises the end boards 14:, the outer board 15, the two front boards16, the curved board 16, disposed on opposite sides of the center cutout or well the frame lying entirely within the perimeter of the tabletop. The shape and disposition of the frame is plainly indicated bydotted lines in Fig. 2.

The legs of the'table, of which there are six, are detachably connectedwith the underframe, at their upper ends, so that they may be readilyremoved and with the table top and frame readily packed for storage ortransportation. These legs are designated by reference characters 17,18, 19, 20, 21, and the pairs 21 and 22 being utilized for rw er purposethan supporting the table .1 now appear.

c a cabinet which has a flat ircnt door, Q5, a drawer 26, and are 27 onits lower end; this cabinet is provided with the usual compartments toreceive the books generally used by accountants and bookkeepers, and thepro vision of the casters is so that it can be readily rolled into avault or safe for pro-- tecting the books from fire or burglary when notin use.

The cabinet is detachably connected to the table by means of hooks 28and 29 pivotally secured to the front and rear faces respectively of thecabinet, and which engage the eye bolts 30 and 31 secured to the legs 22and 21, respectively, of the table. While I have shown the ordinaryhooks and eyebolts for fastening the cabinet to the table legs,

it is understood that other latch means may be used.

The top of the cabinet, it will be noted, is below the lowest level ofthe inclined top of the table, and the upper surface being perfectlyflat books may be slid from the inclined top onto the cabinet and piledthereon to get them out ofthe way on the table, if this necessityarises.

The left hand end of the table frame is latched or coupled to the tablestructure forms practically an arcuate continuation of the table itselfso that the accountant by simply swinging around with his chair, has thecabinet directly before him, either to place books on top thereof, or toput the same into the cabinet, or to remove from the cabinet whenbeginning work, the cabinet having been previously rolled from thevaultto the table and coupled therewith.

The table legs and fittings may be made in standard sizes, so that theymay be made in quantities and shipped to their destination and then setup for use.

By use of the device as hereinbefore set forth, an accountant orbookkeeper who has a number of books to work on successively, can havethem always before him without interfering with the others, and he canby simply swinging around in his chair, reach any one of them withoutleaning over or occupying a strained position in writing in them.

The table legs may also be provided with casters 34, so that the tablecan be easily moved from one place to another.

The inner and outer edges of the table may be provided with an upwardlyextending led e or flange to prevent the books slipping ,o in eitherdirection.

The table, the cabinet or any parts thereof ma be made of wood, or ofmetal.

y making the opening in the rear of the table semi-circular, theentrance is the widest point, so that the user of the table can readilyplace himself in position to use the table, and to leave the same.

I claim 1. A device as heremscharacterized, comprising a semicirculartahld having a continuous are shaped outere'dge defining a semicircle,the inner edge including a pair of spaced apart straight aliningportions and intermediate semicircular cutout portion forming a wellbetween said alining portions, the are of said well being concentricwith the aforesaid outer edge of the table, upper surface of the tableinclined downwardly and radially from the said outer edge, and carryinga receiving cabinet detachably connected to the table frame at one endwith its top surfaces disposed below the plane of the lowest point inthe to) surface of the semicircular table, saiil cabinet forming anextension of said table to receive and support books.

2. A device as herein characterized, comprising a table having asemi-circular outer edge, the inner edge including a concentricsemi-circular central portion and diametrically opposite straightportions at each side of the central portion, the upper surface of saidtable inclined downwardly and radially from the outer edge thereof, aframework supporting said table, and a drawer pivotally mounted in saidframe to swing when not in use beneath the table top and toward thecenter of the are upon which the outer ed e of the table is struck.

BYRON PALMER BEESON.

